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ScholarshipThe University of Manchester

Beatrice Shilling Scholarship

Twenty scholarships a year, two in each engineering discipline, for women starting an engineering degree at Manchester.

By the Born to Engineer editorial team Checked

At a glance

Run by
The University of Manchester[1]
Who it’s for
UK-fee women with an offer for an engineering degree at Manchester[2]
Worth
£2,000 a year for up to four years, plus an academic mentor[1]
Year groups
Year 13
Where
UK-wide
Funding
Bursaries or funding available

Sources

4 sources

  1. The University of Manchester

    Beatrice Shilling Scholarship

    Cash payment £2,000 per year Other You will have an academic mentor that will provide pastoral and careers support. Award length Up to 4 years

    Checked 14 October 2026

  2. The University of Manchester

    Beatrice Shilling Scholarship

    The Beatrice Shilling Scholarship is a scholarship for UK fee-paying students, who are women and hold an offer to study an undergraduate engineering course at the University of Manchester.

    Checked 14 October 2026

  3. The University of Manchester

    Beatrice Shilling Scholarship

    Have chosen Manchester as your firm choice by the June UCAS deadline;

    Checked 14 October 2026

  4. The University of Manchester

    Beatrice Shilling Scholarship

    The University will automatically assess all eligible applicants and assign the Scholarship based on academic merit.

    Checked 14 October 2026

Details checked by the Born to Engineer editorial team. Always confirm dates on the provider’s site before applying.

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Who
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